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He punishes the petty offences of theft, quarrels, and arson by fines, the bastinado, the stocks, or confinement in an Arish or thatch-hut: the latter is a severe penalty, as the prisoner must provide himself with food. In cases of murder, he either refers to Mocha or he carries out the Kisas lex talionis by delivering the slayer to the relatives of the slain.
Sir Richard Francis Burton - First Footsteps in East Africa
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